Switzerland national under-21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Switzerland Under-21
AssociationSwiss Football Association
Head coachMauro Lustrinelli
CaptainEray Cömert
Most capsAlain Rochat (42)
Top scorerHakan Yakin (12)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Greece 2–1   Switzerland
Rhodos, Greece; 28 March 1990
Biggest win
  Switzerland 6–0  Luxembourg
Muri, Switzerland; 27 March 2001
  Switzerland 7–1  Latvia
Lugano, Switzerland; 8 September 2014
Biggest defeat
  Switzerland 3–7  Norway
Biel, Switzerland; 9 November 1996
Records for competitive
matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best resultRunner-up: 2011
Switzerland national under-21 football team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-23 championship record

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

  • 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group
  • 1974: Did not enter
  • 1976: Did not enter

UEFA U-21 Championship record
  • 1976–1978: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1978–1980: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980–1982: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1982–1984: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1984–1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1986–1988: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988–1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1990–1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992–1994: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1994–1996: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1996–1998: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1998–2000: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2000–2002: Losing semi-finalists
  • 2002–2004: Finished 4th of 4 in finals group.
  • 2004–2006: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006–2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 2007–2009: Play-off stage to  Spain
  • 2009–2011: Runner-up

Coaches

Current squad

Switzerland squad for the Friendly matches against Croatia U20 and Italy U20. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1996.[5]

Caps, goals and numbers correct as of 25 March 2019 after the match against Italy.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognized matches only.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
21 1GK Philipp Köhn (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 1 0 RB Salzburg
12 1GK Loïc Jacot (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 0 0 Luzern
1 1GK Anthony Racioppi (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 2 0 Olympique Lyonnais
4 2DF Eray Cömert (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 7 3 Basel
2 2DF Jan Bamert (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 6 1 Sion
15 2DF Yves Kaiser (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 1 0 Basel
5 2DF Cedric Zesiger (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 6 0 Grasshopper
3 2DF Silvan Sidler (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 4 0 Luzern
17 2DF Nias Hefti (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 2 0 Wil
13 2DF Léo Seydoux (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 2 0 Young Boys
14 2DF Kevin Rüegg (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 7 0 Zürich
7 3MF Bastien Toma (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 4 1 Sion
6 3MF Vasilije Janjicic (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 4 0 Hamburger SV
20 3MF Stefano Guidotti (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 1 0 Chiasso
8 3MF Toni Domgjoni (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 4 0 Zürich
11 3MF Ruben Vargas (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 4 2 Luzern
10 3MF Nedim Bajrami (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 7 0 Grasshopper
16 3MF Petar Pusic (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 4 1 Grasshopper
19 3MF Dominik Schmid (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 5 0 Wil
18 4FW Aimery Pinga (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 2 0 Grasshopper
9 4FW Jérémy Guillemenot (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 5 1 St. Gallen

Swiss national teams

See also
  • UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Footnotes
  1. "Bernard Challandes". UEFA. 17 March 2004.
  2. "Challandes accepts Zürich challenge". UEFA. 13 June 2007.
  3. "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA. 18 July 2007.
  4. "Estonia celebrate Swiss success". UEFA. 12 August 2009.
  5. "Switzerland squad". Swiss FA. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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